Our original summer vacation plans called for going down to New Orleans and cruising to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. For obvious reasons, our cruise was cancelled so we thought about following the Oregon Trail out west. Then decided maybe the best idea was to just stay in Wisconsin (and Michigan) and tour parts of the state we haven't visited yet. We started at Council Grounds State Park. Our friends met us there, and I surprised Jordan by hiding a birthday cookie in the camper and bringing it out for dessert.
It was a great place to go fishing. Even Ash enjoyed checking out the fish!
Colin and Archer practicing ninja moves and playing by the fire
The family's favorite song is Steal My Girl by OneDirection. Here we are all singing along on our way to the next stop!
And the next spot is...Porcupine Mountains! Our campsite was almost next to Lake Superior.
Just a short walk from our campsite was a rocky beach where we enjoyed the views and waves.
Enjoying a hike, and Colin caught a fuzzy caterpillar!
More pictures by the lake. This was such a peaceful spot.
More hiking and waterfalls
All waterfalls lead to the beach!
Gotta stop for ice cream and the beach after a long day of hiking
Relaxing at the campsite
Last time at "our beach" which clearly was other people's beach too since we watched this cairn get built by various people (including us!) over the three days we were there
Next stop is Copper Falls State Park. We did the waterfall loop and got caught in the rain.
Playing our favorite family game while it rains - Mexican Dominoes!
We spent the next day (our anniversary!) touring the Apostle Islands
We took the boat taxi to Washington Island
Went swimming at Big Bay State Park then stopped for ice cream
Found this cool wolf sculpture made out of recycled materials on the way back to the campsite
We went wildlife searching and found an elk! Can you see her? We then caught a wolf cross the road. Love this part of Wisconsin!
Then we drove to Grantsburg and ate at the local drive-in. It was a little chilly!
Another day, another hike exploring. Colin had fun with my phone taking pictures of mushrooms and himself!
Stopped for the largest ice creams we've ever seen!
After going to a demolition derby and checking out another state park, we made our way back home. Caught the kids playing chess against each other!
Our traditional end of vacation meal at Mr. Brews. While this wasn't what we had planned, we certainly had yet another fabulous family vacation. :)
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